Television
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Death for a reality star, but reality TV goes onApr 04, 2013 9:28 am - NEW YORK — For a fleeting moment, Shain Gandee was part of the 1 percent. Not the economic 1 percent, of course. Not when a fundraiser was announced to help cover his fu...
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Has NBC learned transition lessons?Apr 04, 2013 6:45 am - NEW YORK — NBC’s recent personnel transition in morning television was a disaster. Executives hope their luck is better late at night, and they have a year to try and ma...
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‘America’s Got Talent’ coming to Rosemont in MayApr 03, 2013 5:49 pm - NBC’s popular TV series “America’s Got Talent” is coming to Rosemont this May for a live taping of its talent search before the new season debuts. For free tickets to be...
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Leno to leave NBC's 'Tonight Show' next springApr 03, 2013 11:00 am - NBC on Wednesday announced its long-rumored switch in late night, replacing incumbent Jay Leno at “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon and moving the iconic franchise ba...
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Animal Planet unveils new seasonApr 03, 2013 8:55 am - NEW YORK — Animal Planet wants to help you tap into your inner wild. That’s the network’s message as it unveils 11 new shows along with 20 returning favorites in the sea...
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TV or reality? Lines blur after death of show starApr 03, 2013 8:39 am - Shain Gandee died doing precisely what made him the star of MTV’s “BUCKWILD” reality show: tearing through mudholes in his truck, taking chances most others wouldn’t, li...
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CBS: No regrets on Kevin Ware injury coverageApr 02, 2013 8:26 am - NEW YORK — The chairman of CBS Sports had no regrets about banning further replays of Louisville basketball player Kevin Ware’s gruesome broken leg and says if anyone wa...
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MTV suspends shooting of ‘BUCKWILD’ after star diesApr 01, 2013 1:55 pm - SISSONVILLE, W.Va. — Shooting for the second season of the MTV reality show “BUCKWILD” has been suspended after a popular cast member was found dead along with two other...
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Ratings dip but 'American Idol' gets the adsMar 31, 2013 7:15 am - LOS ANGELES — In the heyday of “American Idol,” the notion that it could fall ratings victim to a zombie slugfest or standard crime drama would have been laughable. That...
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A triumphant return of HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’Mar 29, 2013 3:51 pm - To do real justice to “Game of Thrones,” I’d have to quit my job and tackle those 4,000 or so unread pages of George R.R. Martin’s series of five fantasy novels on which...